France industry enterprises with demand difficulties only
France industry enterprises with demand difficulties only stood at 22.8% in Q3 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the INSEE quarterly business surveys table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q2 1991 to Q3 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the INSEE quarterly business surveys table
| Indicator | Q3-2026 | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry | |||||||||||
| Enterprises encountering demand difficulties only (percentage of firms in that case) | 22.8 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 24.9 | 28.3 | 27.3 | 28.1 | |
| Past trend in export sale prices (balance of opinion) | 9.9 | 2 | -0.1 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.9 | -0.9 | -0.8 | 0.1 | 3.2 |
Understanding france industry enterprises with demand difficulties only
Industrial survey respondents isolate instances where weak customer demand acts as the sole constraint on activity, excluding firms that simultaneously battle supply shortages or equipment bottlenecks. This metric provides a clean measure of pure market outlet scarcity without contamination from operational frictions on the factory floor. Excluded are multi-problem enterprises that report both demand weakness and supply-side impediments.
Reading this specific share requires looking past seasonal demand dips that temporarily push firms into single-constraint categories. Analysts should evaluate sequential quarterly shifts to gauge whether market conditions are isolating commercial challenges from logistical ones. Comparisons with broader demand indicators are useful, but researchers must remember that multi-problem firms are stripped out here, concentrating the reading entirely on pure market-driven restriction.
Frequently asked questions
- What defines a firm in this category?
- The enterprise must report demand difficulties while experiencing zero supply or equipment obstacles.
- Why exclude multi-problem firms?
- Isolating single-issue firms helps analysts pinpoint pure market demand problems without input shortage interference.
- Is this metric affected by seasonality?
- Yes, routine seasonal slumps can temporarily increase the proportion of firms reporting isolated demand issues.